Prof. Baig Ehsas, former Head of the Department of Urdu, Hyderabad Central University will deliver extension lecture. Padma Bhushan, CH Hanumanth Rao, former member Planning Commission will preside over, while B Narsingh Rao will be the chief guest.

Prof. Abul Kalam, Prof. Khaled Quadri, Mas’haf Iqbal Tauseefi and Dr. Udesh Rani will take part in the debate, while Dr. Bibi Raza Khatoon, Maulana Azad University will be the moderator. Padma Shree Mujtaba Husain, Qamer Jamali and Shashi Narayan Swadhan have appealed writers, poets and research scholars to attend the programme.